Richard Tice
Richard James Sunley Tice (/ˈtaɪs/; born 13 September 1964) is an English businessman and politician who has been the leader of Reform UK (formerly the Brexit Party) since 2021.
Richard Tice | |
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Tice in 2018 | |
| Leader of Reform UK | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2021 | |
| Deputy | David Bull Ben Habib |
| Preceded by | Nigel Farage |
| Chairman of Reform UK | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2019 | |
| Leader | Nigel Farage Himself |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of the European Parliament for East of England | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick O'Flynn |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard James Sunley Tice 13 September 1964 Farnham, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Reform UK (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (pre 2012; 2016–2019) Independent (2012–2016) |
| Spouse |
Emma (divorced) |
| Domestic partner | Isabel Oakeshott |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Bernard Sunley (grandfather) |
| Education | Uppingham School |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
| Occupation | CEO, Quidnet Capital Co-founder and former co-chair of Leave Means Leave and former co-chair of Leave.EU |
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| Website | www |
A multi-millionaire, Tice was CEO of the real estate group CLS Holdings from 2010 to 2014, after which he became CEO of the property asset management group Quidnet Capital LLP. He was a founder and co-chairman of the pro-Brexit campaign groups Leave.EU and Leave Means Leave.
Tice had been a long-time donor and member of the Conservative Party until 2019, when he helped found the Brexit Party, later renamed Reform UK. He was elected as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election. He held this role until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union in January 2020. He became the leader of Reform UK in March 2021.